股票指数期货是以股票价格指数作为交易标的物的金融期货品种，现在，股票指数期货已经成为世界各大金融期货市场上交易最活跃的期货品种之一。随着我国证券市场的进一步发展以及国际金融市场一体化进程的加快，在我国内地推出股票指数期货已成为市场内外共同关注的热点。 　 Stock index futures are financial futures with the stock price index as the subject matter of the transaction. Now stock index futures have become one of the most traded futures in the world’s major financial futures markets. With the further development of China’s securities market and the acceleration of the integration of international financial markets, the introduction of stock index futures in the Mainland has become a hot spot both inside and outside the market.